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Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

Reawaken your inner demon in a modernized version of the acclaimed ATLUS classic, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster.

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding combat system
  • Deep demon fusion and customization
  • Dark and immersive atmosphere
  • Multiple endings and meaningful choices
  • Quality of life improvements over original

Things to keep in mind

  • Poor port performance and 30fps cap
  • Compressed music and low audio quality
  • High random encounter rate can frustrate
  • Some dungeons are maze-like and tedious
  • Expensive price for minimal remastering

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

  • Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- Remastered

  • FANTASIAN Neo Dimension

  • Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness

  • Digimon Story Time Stranger

  • Zanki Zero: Last Beginning

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster but with less leadership over others

  • DEAD OR SCHOOL

  • UndercoverAgent

  • Halluci-Sabbat of Koishi

  • Studio System : Guardian Angel

  • Escape Dungeon 2

  • FINAL FANTASY VII

More fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster but with a stronger sense of community

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV

  • The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki I KAI -Thors Military Academy 1204-

  • Persona 3 Reload

  • The Caligula Effect 2

  • .hack//G.U. Last Recode

  • The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki Ⅱ -CRIMSON SiN-

More intimate

Games that feels like Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster but with more focus on close relationships

  • Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment

  • FINAL FANTASY VIII

  • FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED

  • Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Gate of Firmament

  • And the Hero Was Never Seen Again

  • SCARLET NEXUS

More relaxing

Games that feels like Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster but with a more relaxing feel

  • WORLD OF FINAL FANTASY®

  • FAIRY TAIL

  • Ys: Memories of Celceta

  • BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster

  • Final Fantasy IV (3D Remake)

  • Langrisser I & II

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

  • Etrian Odyssey II HD

  • Etrian Odyssey HD

  • RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army

  • Persona 3 Portable

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026